Posted on 03/26/2019 11:39:16 AM PDT by gattaca
House Democrats on Tuesday failed to garner the votes needed to override Trumps veto of a bill blocking his emergency border wall funding.
Only a handful of Republicans crossed the aisle to vote with Democrats on the 248-181 vote. That deprived the measure of the two-thirds majority needed to revoke Trumps February emergency declaration that authorized him to move $3.6 billion in military funds to a southern border wall project.
The defeat, which was widely anticipated, kills the effort in Congress to block Trumps wall funding grab, but numerous court challenges to the declaration are now pending and could ultimately stop the president.
Inside the Magazine: March 26 Watch Full Screen to Skip Ads Democrats accused the president of violating the Constitution, which provides Congress with the power to appropriate federal funds.
The bottom line is that this emergency declaration is nothing more than an end run around a bipartisan majority of both the House and the Senate, in complete disregard of our Constitutional separation of powers, Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called the national emergency declaration a lawless power grab that both Republicans and Democrats oppose.
Both Republicans and Democrats said they opposed Trump moving funds lawmakers assigned to the military construction budget.
Most Republicans, however, agreed with Trumps reasoning that the surge in illegal immigration on the southern border constitutes a crisis that could be abated with new border wall construction. And most in the GOP believe the National Emergencies Act provided him with the power to shift that funding.
Republicans on Tuesday pointed to the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants apprehended at the border every month, the influx of illegal drugs, and the increase in gang violence perpetuated by illegal immigrants as the legitimate rationale for Trumps action.
Hes very clearly laid out the case for the declaration of a national emergency, Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., said. There is a crisis at the border.
Democrats argued the border wall is ineffective and that the surge on the border is a humanitarian crisis and not a national emergency requiring more physical barriers.
Illegal drugs, they argued, are smuggled by water or through other official ports of entry.
The Senate cleared a measure earlier last month terminating the national emergency after it passed the House. In both chambers, about a dozen Republicans voted with Democrats.
Trump quickly vetoed the measure, which was the first of his presidency.
The veto override measure will not be taken up in the Senate.
But Senate Republicans, who control the majority in the upper chamber, are working on legislation to rein in the act, written in 1976. Many lawmakers believe it cedes too much authority to the executive branch.
Anyone else watching the “New Green Deal” debate?
Chuck Schumer is a repulsive dirtbag (but you already know that).
I also don’t like seeing people on our side “admitting” that climate change exists and we-the-evil-people are causing it all. What a crock.
I am but one person but I am done with the GOP even though three party system only benefits the Democrats.
Everybody knows she's a criminal but liberals, demoRATs and RINOs ignore laws with which they consider binding only for commoners.
The RNC called me as I usually donate to them. This time I said NO. They could not guarantee me that even 1 penny could reach traitorous Toomey’s pockets. I told them they need to get the RINOs in line before they see another nickel from me.
Instead Judicial watch got an extra $ 75.00 to help their cause.
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That is exactly what I have done, and hopefully all who fully support President Trump’s MAGA agenda will do the same. Republican organizations don’t call me anymore because when they have in the past I’ve burned their damn ears off.
I live in a solid GOP Colorado district. My rep knows my views.
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Hasn’t Colorado now been “blued” by rats escaping the cesspool they created in Mexifornia?
I also dont like seeing people on our side admitting that climate change exists and we-the-evil-people are causing it all. What a crock.
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Heh! Climate change has always existed. It’s controlled by God. Evil people refuse to acknowledge that because it undermines their assault on Capitalism.
I am but one person but I am done with the GOP even though three party system only benefits the Democrats.
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The thing to do in my view is support any and all efforts to primary out of office the detestable RINOs, and provide financial support to incumbents and candidates who have demonstrated their full support of President Trump’s MAGA agenda. Otherwise you’re simply sitting on the sidelines, which of course is beneficial to the rats.
Foolish vindictiveness that is in effect the result of baseless sourgrapes
Yea R Rooney, Francis FL 19th
Yea R Massie, Thomas KY 4th
Yea R Amash, Justin MI 3rd
Yea R Upton, Fred MI 6th
Yea R Stefanik, Elise NY 21st
Yea R Katko, John NY 24th
Yea R Walden, Greg OR 2nd
Yea R Fitzpatrick, Brian PA 1st
Yea R Johnson, Dusty SD
Yea R Hurd, Will TX 23rd
Yea R Herrera Beutler, Jaime WA 3rd
Yea R McMorris Rodgers, Cathy WA 5th
Yea R Sensenbrenner, James WI 5th
Yea R Gallagher, Mike WI 8th
Yea R Herrera Beutler, Jaime WA 3rd
Yea R McMorris Rodgers, Cathy WA 5th
These two idiots are from my state. But it would be better when women were the leaders . . . .
Save us from testosterone.
Doesn’t matter. Article mentioned multiple lawsuits will stall it.
I thought some experts here said the courts couldn’t stop this.
I give the #### up.
Shakespeare was right.
Kill the lawyers first. Would solve a lot of problems.
Thanks for your post.
My Critter voted no. I fired off an irate email.
No more votes for her, ever.
I don’t vote for backstabbers like McCain anymore.
That slot on the ballot will be blank or I’ll vote 3rd party.
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thank you. made my point
I’m pretty sure a “NAY” vote was a vote to block the veto override.
IOW, it was a “good” vote.
Sorry, I mis-wrote. She was a Yes vote. Thanks again.
I love Judicial Watch - they are invaluable.
OK - I bite - what are they?
The Baker’s Dozen of traitors from the initial vote
Justin Amash (MI)
Tom Massie (KY)
Francis Rooney (FL)
Fred Upton (MI)
Elsie S (NY)
Greg Walden (OR)
Brian Fitzpatrick (PA)
Freshman Dusty Johnson of SOUTH DAKOTA
Will Turd, I mean Hurd (TX)
Jamie Herrera-B (WA)
Cathy McMorris-R (WA)
Mike Gallager (WA)
and James time to retire Sennsebrenner (WI)
Were joined by John Katko (NY), who was absent during the first vote.
Given how many Senators voted for it this is actually a good job by the House GOP leaders, leaving the rats far short of 2/3s.
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